London Marathon 2026

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Where:

London

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Registration fee: £75

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Fundraising target: £2,500

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When:

Sunday 26 April 2026

For the first time ever, The Brain Charity has secured a limited number of places in the iconic London Marathon and applications for our 2026 London Marathon charity places are now open! We will be running a ballot to fill these places in the coming months.

Please fill in the form and tell us a little bit about yourself, the reasons you want to run for The Brain Charity, and how you plan to raise the minimum fundraising target of £2,500 to be in with a chance of running!

Apply to run here!

Official ballot and own place runners

We highly recommend everyone apply for the London Marathon public ballot if they would like to run for
us. If you are successful in the public ballot, you can still run for The Brain Charity, and you can set your
own target, plus you give the charity the added benefit of having more runners representing us in the run!

The ballot for the 2026 TCS London Marathon will open in April 2025.


All #TeamTheBrainCharity runners receive:

  • Knowledge that your fundraising will support our vital work helping people with all forms of neurological
  • conditions and their families, friends, and carers to live longer, healthier, happier lives.
  • A personalised #TeamTheBrainCharity running vest or T-shirt to wear on race day.
  • Support throughout your fundraising journey from a dedicated member of the fundraising team.
  • A co-ordinated #TeamTheBrainCharity cheer squad (family and friends welcome!) route-side to give you
  • that extra boost and give you a hero’s welcome at the finish line.